---
name: "Christopher Ross"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/christopher-ross"
fi1m_id: "christopher-ross"
imdb_id: "nm2131733"
tmdb_id: 1147899
wikidata_id: "Q66724892"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "11 May 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 12
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_over: 12
updated: "2026-10-22T02:51:42.559857+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Christopher Ross

## Identity

Christopher Ross

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/christopher-ross
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** christopher-ross
- **IMDb ID:** nm2131733
- **TMDB ID:** 1147899
- **Wikidata ID:** Q66724892
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Ross_(cinematographer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66724892, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2131733/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1147899

Cinematographer. Born 11 May 1976 in Wandsworth, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 11 May 1976, Wandsworth, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 2006–present
- **Also known as:** Кристофер Росс, Chris Ross
- **Frequently works with:** [Tim Bevan](https://film.one/person/tim-bevan.md), [Eric Fellner](https://film.one/person/eric-fellner.md), [Jonathan van Tulleken](https://film.one/person/jonathan-van-tulleken.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 78 (3), 2010s 66 (6), 2020s 65 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 67 to 62 across 11 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 9, Comedy 6, Thriller 3, Fantasy 2, Crime 1, Family 1
- **Screen time:** 19 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $298m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Ross_(cinematographer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66724892, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2131733/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1147899

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Top Boy*](https://film.one/tv/top-boy.md) (81), [*The Swimmers*](https://film.one/film/the-swimmers.md) (66), [*Cats*](https://film.one/film/cats.md) (38)
- **Disney+:** [*Misfits*](https://film.one/tv/misfits.md) (80)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Everybody's Talking About Jamie*](https://film.one/film/everybodys-talking-about-jamie.md) (73)
- **Tubi:** [*London to Brighton*](https://film.one/film/london-to-brighton.md) (73)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll*](https://film.one/film/sex-and-drugs-and-rock-and-roll.md) (65)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Christopher Ross is a British cinematographer. He studied at the University of Nottingham and began working in the camera department before becoming a director of photography in the mid-2000s.

His credits include the television series *Misfits* (2009) and episodes of *Shōgun* (2024) and *The Day of the Jackal* (2024), as well as the films *Eden Lake* (2008), *Black Sea* (2014), *Yesterday* (2019), *Cats* (2019) and *Terminal* (2018). He is president of the British Society of Cinematographers.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, britishcinematographer.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (12)

- *How to Make a Killing* (2026), Fi1m 55, Additional Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/how-to-make-a-killing.md)
- *The Swimmers* (2022), Fi1m 66, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-swimmers.md)
- *Everybody's Talking About Jamie* (2021), Fi1m 73, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/everybodys-talking-about-jamie.md)
- *Cats* (2019), Fi1m 38, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/cats.md)
- *Yesterday* (2019), Fi1m 60, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/yesterday.md)
- *Room* (2015), Fi1m 84, Additional Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/room.md)
- *Get Santa* (2014), Fi1m 66, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/get-santa.md)
- *Top Boy* (2011), Fi1m 81, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/top-boy.md)
- *Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll* (2010), Fi1m 65, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/sex-and-drugs-and-rock-and-roll.md)
- *Misfits* (2009), Fi1m 80, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/misfits.md)
- *Control* (2007), Fi1m 80, "C" Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/control.md)
- *London to Brighton* (2006), Fi1m 73, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/london-to-brighton.md)

## Complete filmography (51)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *VisionQuest* (2026), series, Director of Photography — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/tv/visionquest.md)
- *How to Make a Killing* (2026), Additional Director of Photography — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/how-to-make-a-killing.md)
- *Dead of Winter* (2025), Director of Photography
- *The Agency* (2024), series, Director of Photography
- *The Day of the Jackal* (2024), series, Director of Photography
- *Shōgun* (2024), series, Director of Photography
- *The Great Escaper* (2023), Director of Photography
- *The Swimmers* (2022), Director of Photography — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-swimmers.md)
- *Everybody's Talking About Jamie* (2021), Director of Photography — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/everybodys-talking-about-jamie.md)
- *The Bike Thief* (2020), Thanks
- *Cats* (2019), Director of Photography — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/cats.md)
- *Top Boy* (2019), series, Director of Photography
- *Yesterday* (2019), Director of Photography — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/yesterday.md)
- *Terminal* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Trust* (2018), series, Director of Photography
- *Hard Sun* (2018), series, Director of Photography
- *The Dog with the Woman* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Oasis* (2017), Director of Photography
- *The Sense of an Ending* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Detour* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Dad's Army* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Room* (2015), Additional Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/room.md)
- *Fortitude* (2015), series, Director of Photography
- *Black Sea* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Get Santa* (2014), Director of Photography — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/get-santa.md)
- *Monsters: Dark Continent* (2014), Director of Photography
- *The Departure* (2014), Director of Photography
- *Youngers* (2013), series, Director of Photography
- *Spike Island* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Ashes* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Blackout* (2012), series, Director of Photography
- *The Borrowers* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Top Boy* (2011), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/top-boy.md)
- *Hunky Dory* (2011), Additional Director of Photography
- *Flutter* (2011), Director of Photography
- *United* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Malice in Wonderland* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll* (2010), Director of Photography — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/sex-and-drugs-and-rock-and-roll.md)
- *Misfits* (2009), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/misfits.md)
- *Collision* (2009), series, Director of Photography
- *Toshi* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Eden Lake* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Better Things* (2008), Additional Director of Photography
- *The Cottage* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Cass* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Control* (2007), "C" Camera Operator — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/control.md)
- *Deadmeat* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Wish* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Soft* (2007), Director of Photography
- *London to Brighton* (2006), Director of Photography — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/london-to-brighton.md)
- *Tomb Raider*, series, Director of Photography

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